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| Title | : | Bad Things Happen (David Loogan #1) |
| Author | : | Harry Dolan |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 338 pages |
| Published | : | July 23rd 2009 by Putnam Adult (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Mystery Thriller. Crime |
Harry Dolan
Hardcover | Pages: 338 pages Rating: 3.6 | 5441 Users | 939 Reviews
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The man who calls himself David Loogan is leading a quiet, anonymous life in the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He’s hoping to escape a violent past he would rather forget. But his solitude is broken when he finds himself drawn into a friendship with Tom Kristoll, publisher of the mystery magazine Gray Streets—and into an affair with Laura, Tom’s sleek blond wife. When Tom offers him a job as an editor, Loogan sees no harm in accepting. What he doesn’t realize is that the stories in Gray Streets tend to follow a simple formula: Plans go wrong. Bad things happen. People die.Elizabeth Waishkey is a single mother raising a fifteen-year-old daughter. She’s also the most talented detective in the Ann Arbor Police Department. But when Tom Kristoll turns up dead, she doesn’t quite know what to make of David Loogan. Is he a killer, or an ally who might help her find the truth? Loogan, for his part, would like to trust her, but he has his own agenda. He suspects his friend’s death is part of a much larger puzzle, and he’s not going to wait for someone else to put the pieces together. As Loogan and Elizabeth navigate their way through the Kristoll's world, they find no shortage of people with motives for murder, from a young graduate student obsessed with Laura Kristoll to a trio of bestselling writers, all of them with secrets they don’t want uncovered.
As the deaths start mounting up—some of them echoing stories published in Gray Streets—Loogan begins to look more and more like the most promising suspect.
Soon it becomes clear that only Elizabeth can find the path to solving both the murders and the mystery of Loogan himself. But by the time she unravels the twisted skein, Loogan May be indicted for murder—or more likely, become the next victim.
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| Original Title: | Bad Things Happen |
| ISBN: | 0399155635 (ISBN13: 9780399155635) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | David Loogan #1 |
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Ratings: 3.6 From 5441 Users | 939 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books Bad Things Happen (David Loogan #1)
***3.5 Stars*** This mystery was an appealing debut novel, noirish in style and tone. I listened to an audio which may not have been the best format for enjoyment. Keeping track of the many subplots and secondary characters was challenging at times. I frequently read suspense novels; and, honestly they are often forgettable. This one was impressive with clever literary references and a cut above the others that Ive read. I look forward to finding more novels by this author.I thoroughly enjoyed this first novel (mystery) by an author who lives in Ann Arbor and who sets the book in Ann Arbor. Mr. Dolan's tone and language is consistent, talented, and reminiscent of classic "noir," including both in the dialogue and exposition. The plot is intricate (multiple bodies pile up) and at the same time smoothly logical. He includes just enough suspects to keep the reader guessing (not too many, not too few, but just right) along with unexpected yet plausible plot twists and
3.5 starsAn excellent debut novel by a Michigan-based crime author that had somehow slipped by me. Written along the lines of the old noir classics, the dialogue and characters are spare and non-descriptive, which only adds to the book's readability. (The more spare the writing, the less likely it is to be done well. This is done well.) Multiple red herrings and twisty turns--a very enjoyable read, and I look forward to reading more by Dolan.My one solid complaint is that it's set in Ann Arbor,
I read a lot of mysteries and thrillers, and there's nothing more frustrating than when I can figure out where the plot is going or who the murderer is before it's revealed. When a book keeps me guessing, I'm hooked. And that's why I loved Harry Dolan's debut novel, Bad Things Happen. I had my suspicions about where the plot would go. Sometimes I was right and sometimes I was wrong, but the book took so many twists and turns, I found myself surprised from time to time, and not because of random
I read this book 7 years ago and still recall the feeling of mediocrity as I turned the pages. For me personally, the starred reviews were hype with regard to how Dolan handled this novel.
This is an excellent first novel--a witty, literate tale with great characters--that grabs you from the opening line: "The shovel has to meet certain requirements."A man who calls himself David Loogan arrives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and on a whim, submits a story to Gray Streets, a literary crime journal. The magazine's editor, Tom Kristoll, is impressed with Loogan's abilities and persuades him to come to work as an editor for the magazine. In short order, David and Tom become close friends.
From ISawLightningFall.comBack-cover blurbs should serve to sell a novel, but those adorning Harry Dolan's Bad Things Happen almost made me put it down. When Nelson DeMille, Karin Slaughter and James Patterson heap kudos on a book, I start thinking, "Yeah, I bet this will end up being a hyper-commercialized title, the kind of mindless mystery that gives the term 'beach read' a bad name." But while Bad Things Happen certainly has mainstream appeal, Dolan possesses more erudition, good humor and
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